Swing stand



-May 17. 1927.

1,629,281 B. F. LINDSLEY SWING STAND Filed April 23. 1926 Patented May 17, 1927.

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SWING STAND.

Application filed April 28,1926f Seriai'No..104,12l).'

This invention relates to a'stand for supporting a swing or hammock.

One of the objects of the invention is to construct a frame or stand of tubular menu-- bers for supporting'a swing or the like, the stand being provided with a pair of .U- shaped supporting members or the like which are maintained in rigid vertical positions by a bracing mechanism that permits the usual front frame brace to be omitted, leaving the floor or the like between the sup-:

porting member'free and unobstructed.

' A further ob ect is to provide means for firml and ri idl bracin the standards in 2:. y I b V V r i spaced apart relation toeach other, to prevent the members from being spread apart,

Further objects consist in providing means for bracing the standards and main-f stand supporting members", and i 3 and 4 rep in normal positions without the necessity of using the usual front floor brace, which ordinarily is attached to the front portions of the supporting members, thereby permitting the user to walk to and from the swing without raising'the feet, in

taining same avoiding the interferenceof the usual front brace, stubbing the toes oft-he user in step-. ping in'or out of the swing or the like, and further providing a free and unobstructed area of open space between and in front of the standards to permit of sweeping or the like between the standards without interference. Another objectisto provide means for constructing a swing standwith a minimum cost of material and labor andat the same time constructing a stand that is rigidly and firmly braced to maintain its normal position without the necessity of using an overhead bracing means. r 7, Other objects are to provide a swing stand that is convenient to assemble for use; that is convenient for knocking down for storage I and to save storage space; to construct a swing stand that can-be assembled or disassenibled without the use of screws, bolts or the like, thereby making it unnecessary to be folded compactly for shipswing stands. 7 a

8 and 9 are connected to the" remove or replace any'of the parts, saving time and eliminating the annoyance caused in performing said operations. v

These and other objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which p Fig. 1 is a front elevation ofthe stand showing it assembled and also showing the brace rods in full'lines when in use and in dotted lines when in foldedpos'ition.

Figure '21s a view showing apart of one supporting member and-a brace rod in sec tion, the tubular end'ofa'front portion of a supporting member being shown fitted over a plug, providing a socket connection.

Figure 3 shows a hollowelbow usedfor connecting the rear po-rtionsof the support lng'membersto a tubular floor member;

Figure 4: is a sectional View showing means for pivotally connecting one end of diagonally arranged brace rods to a tubular fioor member, and the position of the braces when folded to'the positions shown in dotted line s Figure '1.

' In the draw1ngs theinvention i's applied' to a conventional swing stand. Reference numerals 1 and 2 represent the front'upwardly extending portions of the U-shaped lie adjacent to the floor or the like, thereby provided to r-e--' celve and engage the portions?) ands-of the supporting members and connects'ame to a tubular floor member 7 wliich'is arranged to ill;

holding the U-shaped supporting members in vertical positions and in iredetermined spaced relation to each other.

. .Bracerods Sand 9 (preferably of flat con-i struction) are provided and pivotally con-- nected: to the tubular floor, member .7 by rivets 10 and 11 at one end to permit the braces to be swung to folded positions when desired as shown in Figure 1 in dotted lines to' save space for storing and shipping the The rods tubular floor member 7 and are arranged. in

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brace rodsare (preferably) made flatand" provided with plugs 12 and 13 which are riveted or otherwise fastened to the ends thereof, and arranged thereon in vertical positions. Attention is called to the fact that the rear members 3 and 4; are connected together by a tubular floor member7 and sockets and 6, thereby holding same in alined and spaced apart relation with respect to each other. The'pivoted brace members 8 and 9 when connected by the plugs 12 and 13 to the parts 1 and 2 hold and maintain the frame work of the stand rigidly, preventing yielding of the parts comprising the stand with respect to each other, distortion, vibration or the like, when subjected to strain. v I

i It will also be noted that the portions of the supporting 'members; comprising the parts 1, 2,3.and 4t can be lifted from their socket elbows and plug connections when desired, without withdrawing or removing any bolts, parts, screws or the like and assem bling inthe same manner.

f In preparing the swing stand for shipment or storage the supporting members are lifted up and withdrawn from their socket elbows and plug connections in the first instance then the diagonally arranged brace rods 8 and 9 are swung to the folded posiis then ready for use.

tions, as shown in Figure 1 in dotted lines. l/Vhen it is desired to erect or assemble the stand for use, the diagonal arranged brace rods 8 and 9 are swung to the positions shown in full lines in Figure 1 and the plugs 12 and 13 are then inserted in the'ends of the front portions 1 and 2 of the supporting members .and the portions 3 and 4 thereof inserted in the hollow elbows. The stand w will be noted that in assembling or dissembling the swing stand for use, storage or shipping that no parts need be taken off,

or put 011 the stand, thereby conserving time and making it convenient to erect or assemble; and that nopartsof the mechanism are liable to be lost ,or mislaid as all parts are connected together preparatory to combining same in assembled positions. 7

Attention further is called to the fact that, in constructing the swing stand or the like, substantially of' tubular members, a swing stand is provided of minimum weight and maximum strength, while at the same time means are provided to maintain the stand and its parts firmly and rigidly in position counteracting the strains or springing of the parts that the stand is subjected to in use, or when the standis changed or shifted from place to place.

What I claim is:

1.111 a foldable stand for swings and the like, a pair of tubular standards which are provided with spaced apart integral 'leg members, a tubular floor member, elbow sockets attached to the floor member and adapted to receive one leg of each standard, brace rods pivoted to the floor-member and adapted to be connected at their free ends to the other legs of the tubular standards.

A foldable stand for swings and the like comprising two endv standards each composed of two substantiallyvertical legs rigidly connected at their tops, a reanfioor member, an elbow socket at each end of the 7 one leg of each of the standards, braces pivotally connected to thefloor member and means carried by each-brace to removably "engage withthe ends of the remaining legof the standards to fit said standards relative to the, floor member. 7

4. A foldable stand for swings comprising end standardshaving spaced lower terminals, a floor member, sockets carried by the respective ends of the floor member to removably receive one terminal of each standard to thereby rotatably support the standards, and braces carried by the'floor member to removably-cooperate with the re-' maining terminal of each standard to fix said standards relative to the floor member,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BENJAMIN F. LINDSLEY 1 coinpris- 

